100th Anniversary of the Canonisation of St Thérèse of Lisieux (Malta)
15 May, 2025
For the Wednesday Meeting held on Wednesday, 14 May 2025, the SDC members and candidates of the Malta Delegation gathered at the Sanctuary of St Thérèse of the Child Jesus in Birkirkara to celebrate the centenary of the canonisation of St Thérèse of the Child Jesus (17 May 1925). The theme chosen for the occasion was “The Little Way that Leads to Holiness.”
During the celebration, a brief overview of the key moments in the life of St Thérèse was followed by a reflection highlighting how holiness lies in doing the will of God and becoming what He intends us to be. A moment of prayer, inspired by the writings of St Thérèse, invited those present to pray for the grace to entrust themselves fully into the hands of the Lord and to let Jesus be their one and only love.
In his book The New Synagogue, St George Preca encourages us with the following words:
My brothers and sisters, one of the shortest paths to holiness is undoubtedly the Little Way of spiritual childhood, taught by Jesus Christ himself in the Gospel. This consists in abandoning oneself into the arms of God, just as a child rests in its mother’s embrace, untroubled by its fate, for it knows it is safe. Renounce your own will and allow God to act. (p. 45)
